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Enjoy the Blue Plate $30 Prix Fixe Menu or our Special Tapas for $21. A delightful place for Cuban music, food and Mojito lovers. Traditional dishes are well matched with contemporary cuisine in a succulent menu that combines an excellent variety of options. Enjoy an intimate evening of tasteful cooking and splendid music. Discover for yourself this jewel on the Danforth. Call Mambo today to book your holiday events & parties up to 50!more...See more text

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Meet the owner

Opening Mambo Lounge was no first step into Cuban food and culture for owner Andres Gonzales. In the 1990s, after graduating from university as a nuclear engineer, he quickly shifted gears to promote tourism in his native country, Cuba. Andres helped develop Cayo Coco and Havana as major tourist destinations and was the director of one of the biggest hotels in Cuba. In 2001, he was promoted to Canada to run a major campaign for Cuban tourism.

Andres and his family fell in love with Toronto and decided to stay. But there was a piece missing. “I was missing my culture,” he explains. “Cubans enjoy life. It doesn’t matter who your parents are, or the situation you are in. We try to get the best out of life.” At first, he decided to start a place for him and his friends. “It was a place for us to hang out on the weekends and enjoy Cuban music and food.”

It wasn’t too long before the gathering of Cuban friends grew to the next level. “At the time, the Danforth was a hot spot,” recalls Andres. “We started to build a new hangout where people could experience a piece of Cuba.” In 2006, Mambo opened its doors to the Danforth community. While now much bigger than the original “friend” concept, it remains true to its family roots.

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Cuban restaurant Mambo Lounge gets in on the celebrations with an El Jimador tequila sampling, $5 margaritas, live mariachi band, and prizes including an El Jimador prize pack and tickets to both a Toronto Football Club game and Toronto Jays game.